Westland Wessex HU.5

C/N wa292

Built 1965 - Written off 1995





Helicopter Westland Wessex HU.5 Serial wa292 Register XT470 used by Royal Marines RM ,Fleet Air Arm RN (Royal Navy). Built 1965. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XT470

united kingdom Fleet Air Arm

Wessex HU.5 d/d to RN 6 Dec 1965,  847 Sq/G-S by 1970, 845Sq/L-H by Sep 1973, still 1976.  845 NAS
1979-01jan79 coded B/VB 846Sqn 846 NAS
1981-12-10 A Seaton Barracks Disembarking 845 Sq/A, part of disembarking shuttle from HMS Invincible to Seaton Barracks on 10 Dec 1981
1982-03-06 B HMD Devonport Accident 845Sq/(Y)A damaged (aboard HMS Fearless ?). Offloaded HMD Devonport, to Yeovilton by road 6 Mar 1982 845 NAS
845Sq/(Y)A, RNAY Wroughton, to AAC 7REGT Netheravon 10 Jul 1984. Dumped Netheravon by Oct 1988 and perished Netheravon May 1995. Some parts to International Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare by Dec 1990. 845 NAS

united kingdom Royal Marines

847 Sqn Mar/Apr69 as /G 847NAS 1969
1970-11-30 East Pakistan Nov 1970 with 847 NAS / G-S, took part in cyclone relief operations in East Pakistan 847NAS Operation Burlap




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